Marcia Ruben, Ph.D. joined GGU as an Adjunct Professor of Management in November
2010 and was appointed a Visiting Assistant Professor in July 2012. In January 2013
she was appointed an Assistant Professor. In May 2014 she was appointed to the Chair
of the Management Department. She has served as an adjunct graduate school professor
of Management and Leadership at Kaplan University. Dr. Ruben is president of Ruben
Consulting Group, Ltd. and has expertise in executive leadership, team performance,
change management, and organizational development. Her work with clients is grounded
in her experience as a senior leader, account executive, and business consultant.
For more than 25 years, she has helped individuals, teams and companies excel by focusing
on the human and organizational system issues that impact performance and growth.
Her consulting and coaching practice ranges from assignments leading change management
efforts for global initiatives, strengthening leadership team and cross-functional
collaboration and coaching executive leaders. Marcia works with a wide spectrum of
industries -- clean technology, high technology, biotechnology, financial services,
retail, private equity, nonprofits, universities, and professional services firms.
Marcia earned the Certified Management Consultant designation from the Institute of
Management Consultants USA in 2002. This designation is awarded to select consultants
who have demonstrated a history of substantive results for clients, adherence to the
canon of ethics of the Institute of Management Consultants USA, and professional practice
management. The CMC is an ISO certified designation. She also an accredited executive
coach and completed a year-long evidence-based coaching certification program. She
earned the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from the International Coach Federation
in 2010.

Dr. Ruben earned her Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate
University, and is currently working on a book based on her doctoral research. She
earned an M.A. in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University
and an M.S. in Counseling from California State University, Hayward. Marcia graduated
Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. from University of California, Berkeley. She has co-authored
several articles that are recognized as thought-leaders in the change management and
coaching industry.